Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Taiwan

Journal of Infection

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 77-85

  Hsueh, Po Ren ^a   Liu, Yung Ching ^b   So, Jen ^c   Liu, Cheng Yi ^d   Yang, Pan Chyr ^a   Luh, Kwen Tay ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAO YUAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anti microbial resistance; Disease burden; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ABORIGINE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT;

EID: 31344478261     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.08.008     Document Type: Review

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